Cauliflower and Peanut Kootu

This one is my moms receipe. I am not a big fan of cauliflower but this dish I really like because my mom makes it real spicy and also it tastes amazing with Tomato Raita, and to finish the meal Curd Rice with the kootu on the side MMMmmmmmm!!!



Kootu is like Sambhar only thicker. This receipe can also be made using beans / carrot and peas / cabbage or all the above vegetables mixed together instead of cauliflower and peanut.


Ingredients

Toor Dal - 1 cup
Cauliflower - 1
Peanut - 1/2 cup
Channa Dal - 2 tbsp
Urad Dal - 2 tbsp
Pepper - 2 tsp
Red chillie - 2 (since pepper is added this is already spicy so u can skip the red chillie if u don't want it too spicy)
Coconut - 2 tbsp
Tamarind Paste - 1 tsp
Curry leaves, cilantro, mustard seeds, Hing, turmeric and salt.




Method

Soak peanut for an hour. Seperate the cauliflower flowerets and wash them. Cook toor dal, cauliflower and peanuts together.

In a pan fry channa dal, urad dal, pepper and red chillies till they are brown. Cool this add the coconut and grind to a smooth paste.

Take oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, when it splutters add hing, curry leaves and 1 cup water. When the water boils add the tamarind paste and turmeric. Mix and let it boil for a while till the raw smell of tamarind has gone. Now add the paste and mix. Then add the dal, cauliflower and peanut, salt and mix well u can add a little water if you feel it is too thick. Garnish with cilantro.







Serve hot with rice or Chappati

In the picture Kootu is served with Rice and Tomato Raita